Launch and recovery device

a technology of a recovery device and a launch device, which is applied in the direction of passenger handling apparatus, special-purpose vessels, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of unpredictable and elusive dynamic displacement between the capture vessel and the target vessel (e.g., the cargo vessel)

Active Publication Date: 2013-05-30
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The patent describes a way to align and stabilize a gap between two objects using ballasts. The method can involve extending or retracting the gap, or navigating the objects using a motor, engine, or thruster. The invention can also catch the target object to prevent it from moving in certain directions or lifting it vertically after it is aligned.

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For example, the dynamic displacements between the capture vessel and the target vessel (e.g., the cargo vessel) may be unpredictable and elusive.

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[0025]As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, the present disclosure (and / or aspects thereof) may be embodied as a method, system (e.g., apparatus), or computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure (and / or aspects thereof) may take the form of an entirely hardware implementation, an entirely software implementation (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, etc.) or an implementation combining software and hardware aspects that may all generally be referred to herein as a “circuit,”“module” or “system.” Furthermore, the present disclosure (and / or aspects thereof) may take the form of a computer program product on a computer-usable storage medium having computer-usable program code embodied in the medium.

[0026]Any suitable computer usable or computer readable medium may be utilized. The computer readable medium may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium. The computer-usable, or computer-readable, storage medium (i...

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Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer program product for capturing a target object from a body of water. A first rail is proximate to a second rail. A first gap portion is formed between at least a portion of the first and second rail. The first gap portion is configured to align and receive at least a portion of the target object as a distance between the first gap portion and at least the portion of the target object decreases. A second gap portion is formed between at least the portion of the first and second rail. The first and second rail are further configured to align and receive at least the portion of the target object with the second gap portion as a distance between the second gap portion and at least the portion of the target object decreases.

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RELATED CASES [0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 564,146, filed on 28 Nov. 2011, by William Teppig JR., entitled In-situ Launch and Recovery (ILR) Device, the contents of which are all incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND [0002]Vessels (e.g., cargo vessels) may be used to transport goods between land and ships (e.g., cargo ships). Delivering the cargo vessels from land to the ships may be accomplished by, e.g., floating the cargo vessel to the ship and recovering the cargo vessel using, e.g., a “capture vessel”, “capture structure”, “capture object”, etc. Recovering such cargo vessels from, e.g., the surface or near surface of the water (e.g., ocean, lake, etc.) may prove onerous for multiple reasons. For example, the dynamic displacements between the capture vessel and the target vessel (e.g., the cargo vessel) may be unpredictable and elusive. For instance, to satisfactorily align, e.g., a crane, to the target vessel in the water may r...

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IPC IPC(8): B63B27/36
CPCB63B27/36B63B2027/165B63B23/00
InventorTEPPIG, JR., WILLIAM M.
OwnerAEPLOG